Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: 6000 Copies Stolen Before Official Release

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 just became available. The video is part of the buildup to the much-heralded U.S. release of the game on Tuesday, Nov. 8 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Game creator Activision adding a free social network that lets you track your game play stats across all platforms, and it works on this new game, Call of Duty Black Ops from last year and any Call Of Duty games coming in the future. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is available for preorder now, retailing for $59.99 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

French site TFI News reports that on Saturday morning, a van containing approximately €400,000 worth of video games was attacked by criminals, who crashed their car into the truck and then used tear gas and knives to subdue the drivers. These thieves targeted and then crashed a car into a van loaded with thousands of copies of the game, driving in southern Paris. A separate report indicates that the shipment was made up of over 6,000 copies of Modern Warfare 3 on their way to retailers in preparation for tomorrow's launch. 

 

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